Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 177

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“Too close to what?” I snarl, her lips quirking up in the corners.

“Jeez, Aubrey, you still haven’t figured it out?” she rolls her eyes, but I have, I just know information is key. “Rhett’s father figured out what Rhett was really doing–dealing in trafficking and the blood trade of humans. Fool just couldn’t turn a blind eye to it. It was for the betterment of the pack, he tried to go to Soren but when he couldn’t he went to her at the council. Had he handed down the pack to Rhett and remained ignorant he’d still be here, Rhett took his death hard.”

“Ignorant to what? Trafficking humans to the vamps?” I ask, feeling disgusted by what I am hearing.

“No, foolish girl. The vampire king was been building an army. We knew the only way for the pack to survive was to ensure we were on the winning side when the war broke out. So Rhett cut a deal with the vampire king, he was only trafficking the humans to build his trust.”

“Hoe did his father find out?” I ask curiously, while feeling my hands grow slicker in the ropes, as they loosen more.

“His father? He found out after catching Rhett loading the trucks with unmarked containers. Rhett warned his father, but the idiot ran straight to the council and the Queen. We couldn’t have that. His father threatened to expose everything to the rest of the packs, and that wasn’t part of the plan.”

blood runs cold. “So he killed him? Rhett

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had no choice, once this war breaks out, there will be no turning back. The council would’ve come after him if they knew what he was really involved in, especially after his father went to her; we knew once she told the king, a war would break out. Our pack would be smack in the middle of

“You’re both monsters,” I whisper under my breath, my heart breaking with the realization of

save the pack from becoming collateral in a war that is

there has been no pack tension in years

until now.

else. Aren’t you sick of hiding on full moons, sick of having to bend

will have no choice but to back us. Rhett will own the biggest pack; he’ll get his place on the

I tell her knowing she is delusional for thinking

king of everyone. Rhett will have the power he’s always wanted, and our alliance with the vampire king

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